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Eight cosmonauts arrived in Washington, D.C. on February 7th, 1975 to start their final training session in the U.S. as the technical specialists argued whether the spacecraft was ready or not.
ASTP Cosmonauts visit Disney World
Leonov enters the Apollo Command Module
ASTP Soyuz Spacecraft being readied for the mission
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The origin of the Soviet’s concern, regarding the potential impact of the Apollo Command Module’s Reaction Control System (RCS) thrusters on the Soyuz spacecraft during docking maneuvers, can be traced back to a Skylab film.
ASTP Crew
Apollo Simulator
Crew Transfer Drawing. Credit Encl. Astronautica.
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Soyuz 16 served as a comprehensive rehearsal for the Soviet contribution to Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP).
Anatoli Filipchenko. Credit Spacefacts.
Soyuz 16 Crew
Nikolai Rukavishnikov
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The American astronauts acknowledged the necessity of enhancing their Russian language proficiency. They observed that their Russian counterparts, had demonstrated a remarkable commitment to learning English, dedicating 6 to 8 hours each day to individual language instruction.
Interior view of Environment Control System breadboard test
Spacecraft Simulators at Star City
Docking Systems Installed on a Simulator
